- Revenue 2023
- $4,076,514
- Expenses 2023
- $1,515,747
Program services were 67.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B41Z
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 5100 SIERRA COLLEGE BLVD
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AT SIERRA JOINT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT. RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS AND COLLEGE PROGRAMS.
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THE SIERRA COLLEGE FOUNDATION PROVIDES MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST AND INVEST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SIERRA JOINT COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS. IN CONCERT WITH THE COLLEGE AND THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES, THE FOUNDATION COMMITS ITSELF TO WORK TOWARD EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE BY IDENTIFYING DONOR RESOURCES TO SUPPORT A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ENRICHED BY DIVERSITY, WHICH PROMOTES PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS, LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION, RESPONSIBILITY, AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: THE GUARDIAN SCHOLAR PROGRAM OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO EMANCIPATED YOUTH ATTENDING SIERRA JOINT COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO ENSURE THEIR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS. SIERRA COLLEGE FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT SIERRA JOINT COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND EXPERIMENTATION WITH A GOAL OF IMPROVING THE LIVES OF STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND OUR COMMUNITY. SIERRA COLLEGE FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO OFFER FINANCIAL AID TO VETERANS ATTENDING SIERRA JOINT COMMUNITY COLLEGE, IN THE FORM OF BOOK VOUCHERS, GAS CARDS, EMERGENCY FUNDS, ETC. SIERRA COLLEGE FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH ONE-TIME EMERGENCIES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT THEIR ABILITY TO STAY IN SCHOOL, I.E. TEMPORARY LODGING, HEALTH CARE, CAR REPAIRS, BOOK VOUCHERS, GAS MONEY, ETC. SIERRA COLLEGE FOUNDATION OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS ANNUALLY, WHICH BENEFIT NUMEROUS SIERRA JOINT COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS.
Expenses $1,018,543 · Grants $877,994
As filed on the 2023 return.
Officers and directors · 2023
As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Amanda MerzAMANDA MERZ
VP RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ed BonnerED BONNER
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Grace BowenGRACE BOWEN
VP GOVERNANCE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John CrenshawJOHN CRENSHAW
VP STRATEGIC PLAN (Until Sept 2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kevin BarriKEVIN BARRI
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kris MapesKRIS MAPES
TREASURER/CFO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael Wagener
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert DuganROBERT DUGAN
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Caitlin RossCAITLIN ROSS
MEMBER (until Sept 2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Cari Dawson-BartleyCARI DAWSON-BARTLEY
SIERRA COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dave BreningerDAVE BRENINGER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Debbie ReitterDEBBIE REITTER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Holly TicheHOLLY TICHE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Josh HartJOSH HART
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Judy EastJUDY EAST
NCC COORDINATING COUNCIL
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Laura LatimerLAURA LATIMER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Merryl TengesdalMERRYL TENGESDAL
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ned CohenNED COHEN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robin KlomparensROBIN KLOMPARENS
MEMBER (Until Jan 2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robin TrimbleROBIN TRIMBLE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ryan RoncoRYAN RONCO
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Willy DuncanWILLY DUNCAN
DISTRICT PRESIDENT/SUPERINTENDENT
- Total calculated
- $512,553
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $372,760
- Other
- $139,793
- Hours/week
- 1 + 59 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $334,922 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $3,620 related
- Other
- $0 + $34,218 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $98,030 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $41,763 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $512,553 related
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Sonbol AliabadiSONBOL ALIABADI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $164,962
- From this org
- $156,168
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,794
- Hours/week
- 59 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $150,168
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $6,000
- Deferred
- $6,530
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,264
- Filer's total
- $164,962
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2023
- Revenue
- $4,076,514
- Expenses
- $1,515,747
- Contributions
- $3,165,820
- Grants paid
- $877,994
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2022
- Revenue
- $1,796,974
- Expenses
- $1,423,560
- Contributions
- $1,490,928
- Grants paid
- $865,624
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,765,235
- Expenses
- $1,285,179
- Assets (EOY)
- $13,418,272
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,297,129
- Expenses
- $895,427
- Assets (EOY)
- $14,610,448
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,431,209
- Expenses
- $1,329,249
- Assets (EOY)
- $10,895,260
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,260,217
- Expenses
- $1,158,257
- Assets (EOY)
- $10,895,260
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,147,705
- Expenses
- $1,363,061
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,966,974
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,803,756
- Expenses
- $1,361,144
- Assets (EOY)
- $8,864,876
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,640,820
- Expenses
- $1,252,995
- Assets (EOY)
- $8,142,516
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,463,036
- Expenses
- $1,152,006
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,147,428
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,430,557
- Expenses
- $1,050,552
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,149,562
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,109,158
- Expenses
- $919,953
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,875,864
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
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SIERRA JOINT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
$549,782
2022 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
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Sierra Joint Community College District
$500,061
2023 Educational Support
Grants received
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$400,000
2024 EDUCATION
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2023 Bed Endowment
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$190,000
2023
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$137,500
2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$57,000
2022
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MIKUNI CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
$45,000
2022 Guardian Scholars-FormerFosterYouth
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2022 CCCSE SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
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2024 CCCSE SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
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2023 CCCSE SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2023 return
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SIERRA JOINT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
501(c)(1) · COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT · CA
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ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF SIERRA COLLEGE
501(c)(3) · Student Services · CA
Declared as related by
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ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF SIERRA COLLEGE
On its 2023 return
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.